Missouri death row inmate, 55, makes desperate plea days before his scheduled execution after maintaining his innocence in 1998 murder
Attorneys for Marcellus Williams, 55, are petitioning the US Supreme Court to halt his death by lethal injection scheduled ...
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St. Louis County judge rejects attempt to free Marcellus Williams
Without intervention from Gov. Mike Parson or the U.S. Supreme Court, Marcellus Williams will be executed Sept. 24.
NAACP president urges Missouri governor to halt execution planned for next week
Executing a Black man in Missouri who says he was wrongfully convicted would amount to a “horrible miscarriage of justice,” ...
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Marcellus Williams faces Sept. 24 execution
In his 16-month term as Missouri Governor, Eric Greitens seems to have made at least one reasonable decision. Based on new evidence, Greitens postponed the execution of death row inmate Marcellus ...
Last-ditch efforts seek to halt looming execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a ruling upholding Marcellus Williams' ...
Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the ...
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Facing execution, Missouri man who maintains his innocence asks for clemency from governor
Marcellus Williams’ attorneys are looking to Missouri’s governor to grant clemency from his impending execution, after an unprecedented legal battle culminated in a judge ruling Thursday to ...
Marcellus Williams set to die in 13 days after St. Louis judge upholds conviction
A judge on Thursday has ruled against an effort to vacate the 2001 murder conviction of a man who is set to die for the crime in about two weeks.